National Belle for a Roosevelt Daughter Sparks Global Interest
The seven teen year old Ethel Roosevelt is set to make a national debut as a society belle, drawing worldwide attention beyond Washington. Her education, languages, and needlework mark her as a refined debutante, with plans for a ball amid cautious public sentiment about safety and propriety.
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United States
Ethel
White House
Cathedral School
Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
Original Sin Out of Date
A reflective piece argues society fixates on personality over actions. It contrasts modern interest in traits with past views, recalling a caution about overemphasizing individuality even in childrearing and literature.
Hasten Slowly as a Guide to Better Work
A reflective note urges steady pace over rush, advising five minutes of quiet breathing daily to curb hurry. It cites Festina lente as a constant reminder and warns haste makes waste, urging calm focus to improve efficiency and outcomes.
Rose fashion notes from Queen Victoria’s influence
The article credits Queen Victoria of Spain with starting the rose fashion as women in Paris craft hundred of silken roses that will be perfumed. Debutantes wear white rose wreaths from button roses, and scented pink roses pin at the throat on silver tulle or chiffon, lightly dusted with attar.
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Victoria
Spain
Paris
Paper Shade Safety and Maintenance Tips
The article warns women to be cautious with paper lamp shades as they burn easily when dry or dusty. Use large wire frames and avoid shades once the paper charred. Keep shades dust free and change the tops frequently to maintain appearance and reduce fire risk.
Cleaning a Glass Mirror Step by Step
The process starts by wiping the mirror with a damp cloth to remove dust. Then polish with a woolen cloth dusted with powdered blue for shine, and finish by rubbing gently with a chamois to achieve brilliance.
American patriotic plates for holidays
Shops offer emblem plates featuring the arms of the thirteen original states. The bold designs suit Fourth of July and Washington's Birthday dinners, appealing to women who show strong American patriotism.
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China
Washington
Water Bug Pipe Woes and Turpentine Cure
Water pipes clogged by water bugs can be relieved by pouring one tablespoon of turpentine down the pipe. The practice directs the fumes away from the opening to keep them contained.
Overnight lettuce and blooms by clever gardening tricks
A rambling piece describes an overnight lettuce method using a lime enriched box and brandy soaked seeds claimed to yield a dinner head in 24 hours. It adds a winter bloom trick with wax sealed buds then saltwater for full blossoms. Shocks of anecdote about a hospital worker and a seminary educated maid end the fragment.
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Richmond
Edmonia
Theo
Cleveland
Unique carving fork similar to scissors but grips meat
An inventor markets a carving fork with two shanks and prongs at their ends. When handles are drawn apart the prongs spread, then close to grip meat securely. The design prevents crushing and increases grip with force.
Health and Beauty Remedies for Eyes and Hair Care
The article links dark under eye rings to overtaxed bodies from worry or poor health, recommending water intake, outdoor time, proper diet, and early bed. It describes hair training with a wet brush, drying under a cap, and the potential to coax a curl. It also suggests toast water as a nourishing drink for very ill people.
Do Not Be Morbid Do Not Be Too Sensitive
The excerpt counsels against morbid sensitiveness and urges letting past follies go. It reassures that others forget mistakes quickly and that future opportunities will arise.
Browning Meets Chinese Minister in Comic Courtesy
Robert Browning and the Chinese minister at the court of St James exchange warm greetings after a formal presentation. The interpreter notes the dignitary is a poet in his country and specializes in poetical enigmas. Browning calls him a brother and welcomes him thrice.
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Robert Browning
Browning
When the Sun Grows Cold Foretells Earth's Distant Fate
Dr Fridjof Nansen predicts Earth's far future as the sun cools. Simple organisms survive longest while oceans freeze and carbonic snow forms. Temperatures drop to about 330 degrees below zero F before new oceans form from the atmosphere. The future sun becomes a dark star with hydrogen and helium atmosphere.
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Fridjof Nansen
Earth
Morning Parade Invokes Two Young Brothers in Wakeful Dawn
The greatest show on earth moves through the avenue at daybreak waking ten year old Billie and his five year old brother Robert. Their mother pretends to sleep as the two white robed figures slip from the bed toward the hall while the older boy urges his sibling to finish dressing.
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Billie
Robert
Mother
Her Luck and a Long List of Mourners
A much married woman survived three fatal mining accidents affecting her husbands. She answered sympathetic callers with the quip that despite sorrow she had always had something to be thankful for because none of her husbands lived long after she insured them.
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London Graphic
Private cat claims travel rights on ship during illness
Exclusive to the Last describes a scene in the ladies cabin of an Atlantic liner where most passengers were sick except one woman and a wandering cat. The woman patted the cat and said poor pussy, triggering a humorous interruption from a neighboring berth that the cat was a private cat.
That Family Skeleton
In a Baltimore American piece a mother questions her daughter Mary about fears of a closet skeleton blamed on Mrs. Jones. The dialogue portrays child Anxiety about ghosts and darkness as a bedtime story.
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Mrs. Whistler
Mary
Mamma
Deceit and Patience in Unexpected Contexts
A fragmentary quote contrasts patience with deceit, noting that a person who smiles after injuring a thumb can stir suspicion of deceit. The Washington Star comment and a Rochefoucauld-like remark touch on self-control and the difficulty of taming thugs.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Negro Eloquence and a Generous Return
A Dallas scene recalls a dead Texas statesman meeting an elderly former slave who asks for fifty cents. The statesman, mistaken as a robber, pays a dollar to the old man. Tears flow as the elder blesses him and wonders what could keep such a man from heaven with Abraham and Isaac and the Lord at his side.
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Texas
Dallas
Marster
Dan
Darky
Rascal
Abraham
Isaac
Lord
Portrait of Sitting Bull
The piece portrays Sitting Bull as quiet and self contained yet cruel and heartless. It notes his skill in planning campaigns and influence over tribes but calls him a coward who fled in the face of victory and held contempt for Washington allies.
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Washington
Sitting Bull
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for cure
A Norristown Georgia woman reports suffering female troubles and fearing surgery until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was tried. She states she improved after the first bottle and is now entirely cured, urging other women with similar troubles to use the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. Henry
Norristown, Ga
Ae Pinkham
Facts for sick women Lydia E Pinkham remedy
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female trouble. It has cured thousands of women troubled by displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. Why not try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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